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National Intelligencer, Sept. 8th. At New Haven, the 

 gale commenced 6, P. M., and from 8 to 10 increased to a 

 violent tornado. 



National Intelligencer, Sept. IQth. Steamboat Norfolk 

 left Baltimore on the 3d, at 9|, A. M., wind at the time 

 light N. W., with rain. At 2, P. M., off Poplar Island, 

 about half way from Baltimore to the mouth of the Poto- 

 mac, commenced a most tremendous gale from N., with 

 heavy rain, which continued to increase in violence till 4, 

 when it moderated, and at 12 at night, off the mouth of the 

 Potomac, took in tow the ship Repeater, which had left 

 Annapolis at 3, A. M., and at 2, P. M., near Point Look 

 Out, was obliged to cut away all her rigging, the wind 

 blowing a heavy gale from N. E. 



National Intelligencer, Sept. 12th. Captain Crabtree, 

 twenty-five leagues to the S. by E. of Cape Hatteras, says, 

 that on the night of the 2d, a violent gale came on to blow 

 from E. S. E., and began to abate at noon of the 3d. The 

 Franklin Gazette, Philadelphia, says the wind at New York 

 had been S. and S. E. most of the day, but between 4 and 

 5 it changed to N. E., and blew until near 7, with great 

 violence. About that hour the wind abated, and soon after 

 shifted to W. N. W. 



Sept. bth, same paper. Steamboat Connecticut, at New 

 Haven, had the wind first from E., but at 10| o'clock it got 

 round to S. Same paper of Sept. 7, at New Brunswick, tre- 

 mendous storm from N. E., with torrents of rain in P. M. 



National Gazette, Sept. 8th. Capt. West, of the ship 

 Tuscarora, got under weigh from New Castle at 7, A. M., 

 wind N. E. About 10, came on to blow fresh, with very 

 thick weather and much rain. At 11, came to anchor in 

 Bombay Hook Roads. The wind and rain increased to a 

 violent gale. About 3, began to drift. The wind com- 

 menced N. E., and the strongest was from N. At 6 it 

 veered to N. W., moderated and cleared up. 



